Shimpotō

Not to be confused with Japan Progressive Party.

Shimpotō (Progressive Party) 進歩党
Founded	March 1, 1896 (1896-03-01)
Dissolved	June 20, 1898 (1898-06-20)
Preceded by	Rikken Kaishintō
Merged into	Kenseitō
Succeeded by	Kenseitō (Constitutional Party)
Headquarters	Tokyo
Ideology	Liberalism Progressivism Japanese nationalism Liberal nationalism
Political position	Centre-left
Politics of Japan Political parties Elections

Shimpotō (Progressive Party) (進歩党, Shinpotō) was a short-lived political party in Meiji period Japan.

The Shimpotō was founded by Ōkuma Shigenobu in March 1896, as a merger of the Rikken Kaishintō and minor political parties to offset a temporary alliance between Ōkuma's rival, Itō Hirobumi and the Liberal Party of Japan (Jiyuto).

In June 1898, the Shimpotō merged with the Jiyutō to form the Kenseitō.

References

• Sims, Richard (2001). Japanese Political History Since the Meiji Renovation 1868–2000. Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 0-312-23915-7.